Dagbanli Dictionary

Adjective

poama

Something in its rotten/bad state

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What does “poama” mean in Dagbanli?

Something in its rotten/bad state

Also spelled Dagbani — both spellings refer to the same Mabia (Gur) language spoken in northern Ghana.

Meanings

1

Something in its rotten/bad state

Bin yahiri yi pooigi

2

If you are asked to swear God

Bɛ yi y~la ni a pomi Naawuni

Forms

poma

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Sentences using “poama”

Real-world usage from Mozilla Common Voice and the University of Ghana HCI Lab corpus.

Kpɛŋŋo maa daani n nyɛli ka bi kohari binwola kodu nima ni naanzuhi ni binwola pam kodu nim maa lee ŋmanila kodu poma n nyɛli ka niraba ku ʒɛnʒɛya ka daa bihi maa shab ʒinʒi lɛmni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "poama" — Kpɛŋŋo maa daani n nyɛli ka bi kohari binwola kodu nima ni naanzuhi ni binwola pam kodu nim maa lee ŋmanila kodu poma n

n chɛ ka bɛ be kaman fiig tiwal’ poma.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

n chɛ ka bɛ be kaman fiig tiwal’ poma.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

n chɛ ka bɛ be kaman fiig tiwal’ poma.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice